Collecting Peace: Unpacking + the Unexpected

Marked in the middle by a monumental occasion- our first night sleeping in our renovated home. A renovation stretched achingly slow over 9 months.

And the next morning the infamous February stomach bug hit Oliver; new home initiation I guess?

He sipped gatorade and water every fifteen minutes with the Valentine's Day straws Grandmom Hirshburg gave him.

I sat on couch, overwhelmed by the good and the hard. Oliver interrupting my thoughts every now and then asking me if it was time for his next sip.

And the thought, the image, the idea of small steady incremental sips felt comforting. Combat the intensity this way; with lightness, with steadiness, with something ordinary; a sip of water or a tiny task.

Oliver recovered quickly and the week ended with generosity. A house warming gift from dear friends-art prints by Lindsay Letters.

The labor and time spent renovating this home was intense, and the opposite of refreshing. But the outcome feels like springtime newness and a breath of fresh air. Opened up spaces, white light walls, clean updated flooring, refinished cabinets and more. As I live in this new space we will welcome the new growth and new memories; even hard ones like the February stomach bug.